HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 675, 27 November 1909, Page 13

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From Our Spccial Eeporter.)

LEIDERTAFEL CONCERT. Tie musical publio -of ;Lowcr Hutt wero afforded a .treat..last night,', when the Wellington Licdertafel, assisted by a party of ladies, paid them a visit. The Town Hall was well tilled' for the concert, and the audience showed their appreciation iu. a hearty manner. Tho liedertafel is now. so ' well ' known that little comment is needed on its'performance, beyond saying that it . was: quiteup to the standard of the choir's concerts in 'Wellington. The choral items.were: Part song ("Lovely Spring"); song and chorus ("The Old Superb"), solo by Air. Douglas Jackson; part song ("Tears of Anguish"), _ solo by Mr. Hugh Wright; part songs ('When. Evening's Twilight,"'. "The. Bugle Song" from Tennyson's "Princess," and "Spin,'-Spin"); solo and corus'; ("God-for King Charles"), solo by Mr;' F. V. "Waters; solo and chorus, ("Landerkennung'f), solo by Mr. Hugh. Wright; song, with humming accompaniment ("Drink to me only with thine eyes"), Mr.-R. B. -Williams; part song ("Tho GosUngs"). The solo items, all .of which were well rendered were as follow.—Song ("When Bright Eyes Glanco"), Air. W. S. Inman; song ("Love is a Delightful .Bird"), Miss Phoebo Parsons; pianoforte. solo ("Study in C Major '),, Mrs. C. M. Hector;, song ('"Ever, So ESS, J J- F. Carr; pianoforte solo (Thou. Art My Dream," and "The Erl King"). Mrs. ,C. M. Hector;, song, Miss Nora Natusch.,

' PETONE. ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY. . The; 6ccond ' annual .conoert. of, tho Petone Orchestral Society was held in St. Augustine's Hall, Petone,, last nights There, was a fairly large attendance of the publio,- and..all the items of the programme: were, received with evident approval. : The' orchestra,' under the conductorship of Mr.- Watney SibtLn, acquitted itself with, oredit,- its items giving evidence of careful training.' ' ; The items were selections iwm 'The ' Bohemian ,Girl," "Utopia," 'jßanditenstreiche, l, J and ."A : Chinese'' Honeymoon.". Other contributions. to the programme were Song ("My .-Beloved Qneen"), Mr; Reg. Blow; song; ("A Song of Sunshine"), : Miss Enoq."...song: ■ ("Glbriana"). Mrs. M'Kinnon; song: ("Thinking of Thee"), Mr. Eeg. Blow; pianoforte, solo ("Etnde"), , Miss JrKinnon; song ; ( Love s Coronation"), Miss • Price. ' ; GENESIS OP Ar RAILWAY. "Wilford wrote to last night's meeting, of the .Hutt Valley .Tramway Board, in/ reply- to a;question•- from- the chairman, ginng-information in regard to the Hutt Park railway ; lino.. The • lino, he said, was con* etructed/ tinder the provisions of the District Railways Act, 1877, and the approval of the Gov«rnor t to the .Une was'gazetted in .IBSS. The construction of the line ,was not. carried out under the; , supervision*: of the Railway De- . and there wasno'.information as ; to. thd, land on/which th© line, is laid or the .- titles.■' 1 thereof, _so '■ presumably the. .provisions of, the District ■ Railways . Act applied. l : So; far.. las tho'-RailwayDepartment• .was concerned'no formal agreement had been" entered .into with, the-Hutt Park Railway, but on special < occasions the ' Department had undor taken ■ the. conveyance .> of; passenger' traffletin- the company's line when requested. to' do >o, and had granted the Gear -Company the right 'to , hse ;;the - Department's' trucks for the conveyance .of. their goods traffic on the'line.' ! , r On , the-; motion 'of- c h a i rn)an ~(Mr , M'Ewan), xfc was resolved , to' thank Mr.' Willord for' his 'letter.: - Mr.- M'Ewan .remarked that-the information they now Wanted particularly was m. regard ;to: what was! likely to happen.. to -the Tramways Amending Bill,, which contained, provisions, in regard , to the railway.

: HUTT VALLEY TRAMWAY BOARD// • .TbeHntt' Yaliey.Tramway ' Board met at Lower, • Hutt last evening, when there were, present: Messrs. J.IW; M/Ewair (chairman), R. Stevens, R/J; Baldwin/and H. Fmlay. • ■: ■■■.. ■ ■ ... V The. chairman,' raised, ihe question, as to ,wlje\ ther a:public meeting , to. explain the tramway" scheme should 'be ..hsld at- Epuni• Hamlet, but nothing definite;>as,-depided; on.l ' r- A discussion ensued as. to what : steps should, be taken.in regard to-the holding of tho loan poll. : It decided to write to Utl Wilford asking him., if , the Tramways Amending' Bill, .were' likely r to be passed b'y the House before .Christmas, .and to, defer, further action until' lus reply, is, received;, - : ■ •• ; •